Key result
Systematic review protocol outlines plans to evaluate movement screening tools for predicting soccer musculoskeletal injuries.
Why the study?
Despite the popularity of movement screening in soccer to assess injury risk and prevent injuries, its accuracy remains uncertain.
Do movement screening tools accurately predict musculoskeletal injury in soccer athletes?
Systematic Review
Do movement screening tools accurately predict musculoskeletal injury in soccer athletes?
This protocol outlines a systematic review to evaluate the predictive accuracy of various movement screening tools for musculoskeletal injuries in soccer athletes.
No results yet on movement screening for soccer injury prediction; leaves open whether tools warrant clinical adoption.
Export Introduction: Movement screening in soccer is used to assess injury risk and develop training plans to prevent sports injuries. Despite the popularity of movement screening in soccer, their accuracy is uncertain. The systematic review aims to clarify the evidence surrounding the association of different movement screening tools with injury prediction in soccer athletes. Methods: The following databases will be searched: CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PEDro, SPORTDiscus, and CINAHL. Prospective cohort studies involving athletes evaluated using movement screening tests (Functional Movement Screen™, Landing Error Scoring System, Tuck Jump Assessment, Y Balance/Star Excursion Balance Test, Athletic Ability Assessment, and Soccer Injury Movement Screen). The primary outcome will be musculoskeletal injury. Discussion: Many systematic reviews about using movement screening tests in sports have been published. However, the results of most reviews are limited to the general usage of screening tests; there are very few reviews specifically on the soccer population. This systematic review will investigate whether these tests can accurately predict injury, as some previous reviews are outdated. This study will also include information on the sample size, recruitment period, methodological quality, and visibility of the eligible studies.
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Singh et al. (2023) conducted a systematic review in Soccer athletes at risk of musculoskeletal injury. Movement screening tools was evaluated on Musculoskeletal injury. This is a protocol for a systematic review aiming to evaluate the association of various movement screening tools with musculoskeletal injury prediction in soccer athletes; no results are available.
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